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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYU.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ALASKAP.O. BOX 6898ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA 99506-0898October 6, 2009Environmental Special ProgramsPrograms and Project Management«Title» «FirstName» «LastName»«Company»«Address1»«City», «State» «PostalCode»Dear «Title» «LastName»:It has come to our attention through Sivuqaq, Inc., based in Gambell, Alaska, that a fewstatements regarding land usage in Gambell that were written in the HTRW Project CloseoutReport (Gambell FUDS) are in error. Errors occur specifically, in Section 2.0 on page 2, withinthe third paragraph. That third paragraph is hereby corrected by amendment as follows:The Gambell site was used by the military from 1948 until the late 1950’s1960’s. Variousfacilities were constructed by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force near the village of Gambellto provide housing and operations, aircraft radar, communications, and other functions. Themilitary leasedArmy/Air Force used approximately 2,543 acres in Gambell under Special UsePermits and Public Land Order, of which the U.S. Air Force leased 1,807 acres and the U.S.Army leased the remaining acreage. The Air Force built a base camp in 1950 at the foot ofSevuokuk Mountain and a radar site directly above on the mountain top (both abandoned in1956). The Army occupied several sites during the late 1950s, with a main base camp locatedjust north of Troutman Lake. The Gambell Annex, Gambell Army Site No 1, Gambell Site No2, and Gambell Army Station were not relinquished to BLM until 1965. The Navy also laidcommunications cables from the village of Gambell, up Sevuokuk Mountain, and south toBrunnell Cape.F10AK069603_07.12_0501_a200-1ePlease add this letter amendment to the Gambell HTRW Project Closeout Report datedJune 2009. If you have any questions, please contact me at (907) 753-2689, or bye-mail atcarey.c.cossaboom@usace.army.mil.Sincerely,Carey CossaboomProject ManagerFIOAK069603_07.12_0501.pO:\ESP\Private\FUDS\yroperties\Gambell FlOAK0696\ccc Letters\ Gambell HTRW PCOAmendment_Info Rep & Stakeholder. docMerge with O:\ESP\Private\FUDS,-Properties\Gambell Fl OAK0696\Merge Files\ Amendmentdata source. doc